Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 122 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 2, 2008, 10:45 AM GMT-4 (14:45 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 141 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-09-02 14:45:26 UTC
Depth
107.4 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.431° S, 68.488° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6596 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6595 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6590 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.8141 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6588 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6582 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6581 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.6144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6573 days ago · 134 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.9148 km N of Calama, Chile · 6572 days ago · 134 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6569 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6565 days ago · 133 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6558 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6557 days ago · 126 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.3147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6544 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.9166 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6543 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.776 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6602 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.934 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6605 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 5.064 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6615 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6624 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg85. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.